The Steel Guitar Forum

My question for Tom and anyone else. I read (but didn't fully understand) the section on piano tuning which I assume is for a mechanical piano. What about a keyboard whose sounds are generated electronically, is it just temperament? And what about an electronic steel guitar that you can do whatever...

My question for Tom and anyone else. I read (but didn't fully understand) the section on piano tuning which I assume is for a mechanical piano. What about a keyboard whose sounds are generated electronically, is it just temperament? And what about an electronic steel guitar that you can do whatever ...

I travel a lot and can't carry a pedal steel. Would a ten string lap steel or practice board be good for practicing e9 pedal steel and how much better would it be. Than an 8 string or even a six string (tuned to e9)? Any thoughts recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I am a beginner.

I am totally confused. I thought I had seen a schedule for Oct 14 headlining Lynn Owsley as your featured player for this year and the last player. I could not find a schedule on your Facebook page but saw a female singer Tena G... as your headliner, then that disappeared. I know I am normally in a ...

What are you referring to as Add9 tuning? Thanks Darrell, if we're to give names to things, the F# is the "9" in E9. Its the 9th step in the E major scale, as Jim described. With chords, and tunings, if there isn't any kind of 7th tone present, as in the tuning being discussed, we'd call ...

I have explored that tuning on lap steel, it has some very good qualities. As a tuning, the 'add9' is pretty modern sounding, with no 7th or 6th present. It certainly would help with E9 fretboard understanding. Try it out and see for yourself if you like it or not. What are you referring to as Add9...

J Fletcher wrote:So , do you have a pedal steel at this time , or are you looking to get started without one ?

I have a pedal steel but want something to practice on when I travel. The pedal steel is just too heavy and expensive to haul around.

What about tuning a lap steel or dobro guitar to the middle six strings of the E9 pedal steel, for practice and for learning. Can I get any decent sounds with it or is it just a waste of time? Or would I be better off using the lower six strings of the E9 pedal steel? Thanks so much!

Best Club band was The Insiders at Pearls dance hall with Reggie Rueffer on fiddle and Gary Carpenter on steel. Reggie is absolutely the most phenomenal fiddle player. Best big name was David Alan Coe. He was a phenomenal performer in his younger days. He would sing for three hours without a break. ...

If you are referring to Facebook marketplace it is free and easy, people are familiar with the platform.

Colin Ray did a great version of it, not very much alike the Ray Price one.

Shoji Tabuchi's family just announced that he has passed away.

I just visited Joe Wright's website (pedalsteel.com). All the instructional material he used to sell is free and available to download. I highly recommend reading his book My Approach, it is truly remarkable. Joe is a truly remarkable steel player. I really appreciate him making this available to us...

Anyplace/one in the Memphis TN or Nashville TN area that I can get to replace a knee lever rod and tune up my BMI single neck? Thanks!

Best bet by far for country music is the Music City Bar and Grill. The Nashville Palace is more oriented in my experience to draw a crowd than to draw country music enthusiasts, but you might find a decent band there also.

I attended the Southern Illinois steel guitar show this weekend and it was excellent. It was extremely well organized. with great players, great attendance and a great band. The highlight for me was Darrell McCall's performance, he still has his old voice and personality. He told us many stories of ...

Yes, nobody can sing like Leona and nobody can play pedal steel like Dicky...Here they are together right after I put this Sho~Bud first year LDG together for Dicky and he played on many Leona albums. https://youtu.be/D-VBatakjHg Ricky Funny, I talked with Johnny about steel players and he always c...

It is funny to me how steel players talk about how bad their playing is when the one steel intro that most non musicians tell me they love is Toy Caldwell's intro to Searching for a rainbow, which steel players think is horrendous.

Can someone who has a better knowledge of music than me give an objective analysis of how the current music people refer to as country differs from the country music of the 50's through the 90's? For example are there different chords which predominate, are the rhythmic structure different, etc. Tha...

How does everyone miss the obvious? Frenchie's Burkes Big Mamou with Robbie Springfield on steel.

Erv Niehaus wrote:I can.
Erv

Era: Did you learn from piano or another instrument before steel?

Absolutely beautiful tribute to Bob.

Any updates?

Sheryl Crow

I have a friend I talk to about music. He has an incredible knowledge about guitars and music, he was a professional bass player, he claims his 6 string guitar talent is (I can make any of them sound bad"). He also has an extensive collection of guitars, some rare. I asked who his favorite guit...